A beer cloaked in secrecy. An ale whose mysterious and unusual palate will swirl across your tongue and ask more questions than it answers. A sort of dry, crisp, refreshing, not-quite pale ale. #9 is really impossible to describe because there's never been anything else quite like it.

#9 on tap at Jacoby's in Detroit Michigan. I was kinda scared to stray into what kind of local beer they had there, because this place was kinda pricey...

A goldenrod almost amber cloudy body with lacing and about 1 inch of head. Smells of mostly apricot and plum. There is an extreme lavender smell that resonates from this one. Smooth, hardly any carbonation what so ever, has a very floral, upfront fruit taste, and bitterness is minimal.

Overall, this is easier to drink than the bottled counterpart, in my opinion, but it is also fruitier.

A: The beer is clear golden yellow in color and poured with a finger high head that quickly dies down. A light to moderate amount of carbonation is visible.S: There is a moderate aroma of apricots in the nose along with some notes of pale malts.T: Like the smell, the taste is rather fruity with flavors of apricots but isn't completely overpowering or overly sweet. The hops contribute a faint amount of bitterness to the finish.M: It feels light-bodied and a bit watery on the palate. The beer is very smooth and has a clean finish.D: The beer is very easy to drink; I would consider having this beer again from time to time because of its unique flavor.

Pours an orangey-amber color with a fairly non-existent head. Same can be said about the lacing. Very toasty smell, some apricot as well. Taste follows. Sweet apricot, peach and citrus flavors off the bat. Then a lot of toasted grain flavor caps off the beer. High carbonation.

Poured into a regular pint, there was 0 head. The beer was poured to the very top of the glass. The color of the beer was a mixture of those on the label, a very light amberish-orange with lots of carbonation clinging to the glass. It smells faintly of apricot with a similar taste profile with a few malts thrown in. Sip. Burp. Sip. Burp. Very gassy, sharp carbonation on the tongue. A very "average" beer, I'd continue to drink if nothing else were around.

Poured from a 12oz bottle with freshness date notched onto the label. "Find a Cure in the Soup du Jour" under the cap; if the soup du jour is beer, then I'm happy to search!

Appearance- 4 out of 5. Bright but hazy golden yellow with hints of orange in the center; pours with a decent one finger head that is extremely fizzy, matching the carbonation bubbling up from the bottom of the glass. The head fades fairly quickly but leaves a good bit of thin lacing.

Smell- 3.5 out of 5. The smell is rather weak, with hints of apricot, buttery bread (fresh buttery biscuits, to be descriptive), and a bit of mildly spicy yeast.

Taste- 4 out of 5. The first sip is a bit of a pleasant surprise. The first upfront taste is of apricots, light malt, and bready yeast. For something that's almost a Pale Ale, I expected a lot more citrus, but this beer tastes good without it. There are undertones of spice, but this beer isn't very complex. Delicious, but not complex. It finishes with crisp, tingly hops on the back of the tongue.

Mouthfeel- 4 out of 5. I reiterate what I said about it being crisp and tingly; that feeling lingers for a little while after swallowing. The overall body is light and smooth.

Drinkability- 4 out of 5. Overall, this is a well-rounded beer. It's not particularly deep or complex, but it hits the spot on a hot Summer day and goes down so easily that one could consume a lot of these in a short amount of time. If you want a Pale Ale-esque beer without the heavy citrus and hops, give this a shot.

Poured a golden yellow with orange highlights that had a half finger of head and left good bubbly lacing on the glass. The nose was was fairly simple consisting of most malts that had apricot accents and faint spice and hop notes. Upfront the malts were dominate on the taste but the apricots were a lot more potent which had a nice hop bite. The beer was light bodied with a fair amount of carbonation that had a fruity and slight bitter finish. Very drinkable light beer that one could enjoy on a hot day poolside.

Pours a very light yellow with a small white head that fades quickly, no lacing. Nose is really light and fruity, all apricot.

The taste is just lie the nose, all apricot. Its not a great beer but it was the first craft beer I ever had, so to me it tastes like college which I think is cool. Mouthfeel is light but quite easy drinking.

it has a nice orangey color. Not a lot of carbonation. Little head or lacing.Very mild smell of apricotsStrong taste of apricots. little malt or hops. Note of spice in the finish. Mouthfeel is good.It is a very drinkable beer for a hot summer's day. The cold apricot taste goes down really easily and the ABV makes it a good session ale. One of my favorite summer ales.

T/M: Apricots dominate the palate. The Apricot flavor is much stronger on tap than in the bottle, really overwhelms everything else. Not a lot of hop or malt flavors. Decently carbonated, crisp finish.

D: It's definitely sessionable, and I do enjoy it, but there really isn't a lot going on here- the apricot flavor is really the only thing noteworthy. Not something I would want in the cooler months, but can hit the spot on a nice summer day.

Pours a crystal clear gold in the pint glass. There is a small white head that sticks around at the edges.

The aroma is very malt dominated. I smell a nice breadiness, and I detect hints of the apricot in the nose. This is a very strong smelling brew.

Upon taking a sip, malt seems to dominate. Flavors of bread hit first, followed by a hint of the added fruit. I can't really taste any hops to speak of, but the beer is nicely balanced.

The beer does not seem be very carbonated; that, along with the wheat give it a very creamy mouthfeel. The smoothness paired with the relatively low ABV make this a very drinkable brew.

This is the first time I purchased this beer outside of the occasional #9 at the bar. Overall it is a solid, albeit unimpressive brew. In the future if it isn't on sale as it was today I would probably pass it up for a worthier pint.

Our waiter had trouble describing to us why this beer was located in the "fruit" category, but my wife and I decided to share one anyways. Orange color, surprisingly dark, with a white cap that doesn't stick much. Fruity nose; maybe apricot, something like yogurt, and flowers. Tastes somewhat soapy/metallic along with the bouquet of field flowers. Definitely seems like a wheat beer with fruit juices added, we thought maybe peach, apricot, mango. Not too great all around, and the thin and boring mouthfeel and finish are an apropos way for this beer to go out.

A: Pours honey gold with some orange hue building a 1.5-finger white forth head that was retained pretty well leaving spot lace on the top half of the glass.

S: Well no surprise, Apricots on the nose first with some bready notes.

T: Again, apricots out front with a decent crisp sweet grain finish. Other than a slight bitter that lingers hop character I felt was totally missing. As the session progressed the apricots disappeared giving way to earthy pale malt which gave a slightly stale character to the beer.

M: Light bodied and crisp with moderate to high carbonation with a medium dry finish.

D: A decent attempt here with the apricots. Not my favorite fruit but it works in this brew, especially on a hot summer day. Similar in character and design as several other Magic Hat brews.

Served in a pint glass, appears a golden orange color with a thin white head that didn't leave much lacing.

Smells of fruit, lots of apricot, and a little bit of grain. The taste is pretty laid-back, nothing impressive, but the apricot stands out very well. There is a little bit of spiciness in the finish, but not much beyond that.

The mouthfeel is medium to light bodied, with an average amount of carbonation. This beer is fairly drinkable, especially on a hot evening. Not a top choice, but I can live with it if it's the best offering...

A: Nice foamy head and a very light golden body. Very clear with good carbonation.S: It has a tart fruity scent with some hints of malt and hops.T: It has a very malty beginning that finishes in a dry fruity way. It almost reminds me of an herbal tea of sorts. D/M: Crisp and refreshing, decent beer to have in a pub. Goes down easy and tickles the tongue.

Appearance - Golden orange that was semi-cloudy. Very white slightly soapy head that was very small and dissipated very quickly.

Smell - Get some hops but nothing overpowering. Citrus and floral in the nose. Getting a hint of caramel and butter maybe?

Taste - Like everyone else I'm getting the apricot. Sort of a mild bread or biscuit flavor also. Small amount of bite at the end with only a slightly bitter aftertaste.

Mouthfeel - Somewhat thin, watery, crisp and smooth

Drinkability - Apricot is not my favorite type of flavor; I could have a few I guess, but not too many at one time. Definitely a spring and summer beer. This brew wasn't horrible, but not my favorite either.

A- Golden yellow, on the orange side, with a strong head on it.S- smells of fruit, and some cereal note to it.T- very much an apricot beer. a bit of malt and virtually no hop presence.m- Crisp like an english pale should be, but it struck me as a little fizzy.D- this beer is a tough one. if you compare it to other english pale ales, it isn't quite up to my standards. but if i go into it thinking "fruit beer," it actually ends up being a nice beer. a lot of times brewers lose the beer for the sake of the fruit. while apricot is the main actor here, it is not merely carbonated alcoholic fruit juice.if nothing else, it wins points as a solid intro to craft beer.

#9 poured a nice amber color, with a small head. The smell and taste was very subtle. There were alot of apricot flavors and smell present. It wasnt to heavy, and none of the flavors were overpowering. A pretty easy beer to drink. Overall not a bad beer, nice for the summer, and I do not like apricots.

Seen this on tap for the first time here in Houston at a sports bar. It was on special for 3$ a pint, a great deal for sure.

A: I was dissapointed at first glance when the waitress brought it, I was expecting something less clear and darker. But there was enough lacing on the glass to know it was going to be decent at least.

S: Sweet and exotic, fruity. Not very hoppy smelling, which surprised me.

T: I was very impressed, I don't think I've had a beer that tasted similar to this. Fruity and slightly sweet, I usually hate beers like this but this one seems perfectly balanced. Not a lot of hops.

M: Average mouthfeel, similar to Sierra Nevada.

D: I could of had 6 or 7 of these no problem, mild but pleasant flavors make this a beer I would definitely order again. I could make a pitcher of this disappear fast.